Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-16
REPORTS TO CONGRESS-.
Commissioner Colman's Account of
the Work in the Agricultural
Department.
The Comptroller of the Currency Re.
cOinn!ends a Revision of the
Banking Laws.
AGRICULTURE,
Mr. Colman's Report-Progress of the Work
of DISCRIMINATING Pleuro- Pneumoni:,.


OF DISCRIMINATING Pleuro- Pneumonia,
Tho annual report of tho Commissioner of
A@rlcaltnre says that the Governors of thirty
ono States and Territories have accepted the
rules ,.nd regulations Of the Bureau OF Animal
industry in regard to pleuro- pneumonia nnu
promised the assistance of local police officers
10 secure thor enforcement In addition the
l.ee1slatures of Rhode Island, Virginia, New
Tor cooperation. The worst-infected counties
me report says and those from which there
was most danger of the spread OF the disease--
w, those in the neighborhood OF New York,
thlcaSo and Bultimore-havo been placed III
quarantine and no cattle allowed to leave them
without permit issued after IL special exaln-
1 nation. BY this means new outbreaks huve
oe 'o almost entirely prevented.
eradication of this disease, in August 1886, to
ouG 81, 1887, the inspectors of tho bureau have
mails, i'll districts where the plague was sup
posed to exist Among these there were found
os lhiected herds, containing 1906 animals, of
which 235 We're affected with pleuro- pneumo-
nia; These figures do not include >, So head Of
cnttlo in the distillery stables of Chicago, near
~ half OF which We're diseased. The numDor
inc number of infected herds We're much
greater than had been anticipated and the
work for its control has subsequently required
correspondingly larger force and greater en-
penditure of money. The progress made, how
ever, has been very satisfactory and the APP
preparation has been found sufficient to meet
the demands made upon it.
me commissioner expresses regret ut the
nnhFoldable loss inflicted on the farmers of
Illinois an,t, by the cattle quarantine, and adds:
=, Ihere has not been q time in years when
this malady has been confined to such restrics-
OF areas as Mt present. and, consequently the
conditions are very favorable for its complete
efadlcntion If the State authorities contluue
the1f cooperation as ut present. which there is
every reason to expect, and if an appropriation
is made by Congress equal to that of tho pres
ent hscnl year, and with authority fer its SINH
lar use, it is believed that this dangerous
plague can be eXterminated by the end of the
next fiscal year"
Inc Commissioner says it is vet too eerly to
make an official statement of the results in de-
call OF the present yenrs experiments in the
Hevelopment of snrghun,-sugar manufacture
put that enough is known already to enable
this country to anticipate an early success of
the enterprise.
The experiments in silk-reeliug have not vet
reached the point of paying their own expenses,
but that was handy to be hoped fer with Il plant
so limited. Another years experience, it is ex-
pected, will show what can be done under ia
vorable conditions.
he commissioner recommends that the pub
lie printer be authorized to furnish to the nsri-
cultural press of the country, at the mere cost
OF labor and 1nnterinl, electrotvpes of such
illustrations of the department as the editors
may desire, and that the duties of the seed
division be transferred to State and Territorial
experiment stations. The commissioner disap-
proves of the efforts to make his department an
executive department with u cabinet minister
voirs among the Rocky Mountains for the
storage Of un immense volume of water now
wasted should command the early attention of
Congress.